William_Auchterlonie

William Auchterlonie

William Auchterlonie

Scottish golfer

William "Willie" Auchterlonie (7 August 1872[1] – 27 February 1963[2][3][4][5]) was a Scottish professional golfer. He was a native of St Andrews. He won the 1893 Open Championship[6] at the age of 21 years and 25 days and he remains the second youngest Open Champion after Tom Morris, Jnr, but it was to prove to be his only Open. His brother, Laurie Auchterlonie, won the 1902 U.S. Open.

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Auchterlonie was honorary professional to The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews for nearly a quarter of a century. He had begun his working life as an apprentice to the club makers R. Forgan & Son[7] and he ran club making businesses for most of his adult life. There is still a golf shop called Auchterlonie's in St Andrews. He was involved in golf course design.

Major championships

Wins (1)

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Note: Auchterlonie only played in The Open Championship.

  Win
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  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

  1. [1]
    "Births in the United District of St Andrews and St Leonards in the County of Fife". Statutory Births 453/00 0129. ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Deaths in the District of Kirkcaldy in the County of Fife". Statutory Deaths 442/00 0145. ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Hugh McKenzie Kirkaldy (1868-1897) - Find a Grave". Find a Grave.
  4. [4]
    "William Penn Auchterlonie - b. 07 Aug 1872 - St Andrews, Fife, Scotland - d. 27 Feb 1963 - St Andrews, Fife, Scotland (1)".
  5. [5]
    "Obituary - Willie Auchterlonie - The grand old man of golf". The Glasgow Herald. 28 February 1963. p. 7.
  6. [6]
    "Prestwick — 1893". opengolf.com. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  7. [7]
    "D & W Auchterlonie". golfclubsequipment.com. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
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